HAVANA (AP) — The number of Cubans heading to the United States has increased dramatically since the island lifted travel restrictions last year, eliminating a costly exit visa and making it easier for emigrants to return to the island, new U.S.…

Mariama Diallo In 2013, the World Bank ranked Sierra Leoneand Liberia as second and sixth respectively among the top 10 countries with the fastest-growing GDPs. But the ongoing Ebola outbreak is threatening to change that. As the numbers…

Reuters A World Bank arbitration tribunal has determinedVenezuela must pay ExxonMobil Corp. around $1.6 billion to compensate for a2007 nationalization, the award posted on the ICSID website on Thursday showed. The award is far below the amount of…

Sharon Behn GAZA— Under the Oslo accords of the 1990s,Palestinian fishermen are supposed to be able to fish 37 kilometers (20 nautical miles) off the coast of Gaza, but Israel has tightened that limit to within 11 kilometers (six nautical…

Reuters KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI— The St. Louis area is bracing for more racial unrest tied to the police killing of unarmed teenager Michael Brownand anger over another police killing of a black teenager Wednesday night is expected to add fuel to the…

SANAA, Yemen (AP) — Yemeni officials say two suicide bombings, one in the capital, the other in the south, have killed at least 50 people. Security and hospital officials say 30 people died when a suicide bomber set off his explosives in central Sanaaon Thursday morning at a gathering of supporters of the rebel Shiite Houthis who recently overran…

Outdoor respite: Residents rest outdoor in the aftermath of an earthquake in the town of Yongping in southwest China’sYunnan province. Photo: AP Beijing: A strong earthquake that hit southwest China’s mountainous Yunnan province has killed one…

Baghdad, October 07: At least eight Shia militia volunteers from the Peace Brigades, affiliated with the powerful cleric Muqtada al-Sadr, were killed and 10 were injured in a suicide bombing in Iraq Tuesday. A suicide bomber, driving a military…

MEXICOCITY — PresidentEnrique Pena Nieto sought Monday to confront a growing human-rights nightmare, declaring that his government would launch an investigation into reports that police had rounded up 43 student-teachers late last month, then…

BANGKOK (Reuters) – Thai Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha on Tuesday dismissed calls to lift martial law, saying it would continue until sweeping national reforms are in place, despite calls by tourism bodies to scrap a measure that has deterred many…

Believe nothing Obama says. His policies are polar opposite duplicitous rhetoric.BigLies repeat one after another. His word isn’t his bond. His pledge to avoid moreMiddle East ground war is meaningless. All signs suggest it’s coming. More on this below. William Blum knows how US imperial works as well as anyone. He documented it over six…

Outdoor respite: Residents rest outdoor in the aftermath of an earthquake in the town of Yongping in southwest China’sYunnan province. Photo: AP Beijing: A strong earthquake that hit southwest China’s mountainous Yunnan province has killed one…

Baghdad, October 07: At least eight Shia militia volunteers from the Peace Brigades, affiliated with the powerful cleric Muqtada al-Sadr, were killed and 10 were injured in a suicide bombing in Iraq Tuesday. A suicide bomber, driving a military…

MEXICOCITY — PresidentEnrique Pena Nieto sought Monday to confront a growing human-rights nightmare, declaring that his government would launch an investigation into reports that police had rounded up 43 student-teachers late last month, then…

BANGKOK (Reuters) – Thai Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha on Tuesday dismissed calls to lift martial law, saying it would continue until sweeping national reforms are in place, despite calls by tourism bodies to scrap a measure that has deterred many…

Brazil’s unpredictable election took another twist on Sunday, with left-leaningPresident DilmaRousseff being forced into a run-off race as expected, but against a centre-right challenger who only surged in the final week of the campaign. Rousseff will face Aecio Neves in the October 26 run-off vote, required as no single candidate won an outright…

HAITI’S former dictator Jean-Claude “Baby Doc” Duvalier, who ruled the impoverished Caribbean nation with an iron fist from 1971 until his ouster in 1986, has died of a heart attack. He was 63. The death on Saturday of Baby Doc, as…

Mistakes and missteps in the handling of the first Ebola case in the United States trouble lawmakers, international organizations and some public health experts who say the government needs to step up its strategy to contain the virus. “Where is the…

Jean Claude Duvalier Dead: Haitian Ex-Dictator Dies At 63

Nine-year-old Iman holds her little sister Aya, who has spina bifida, in a game of hopscotch. Iman carried Aya during the family’s two-month journey from Syria toLebanon. Photograph: Giles Duley Sometimes the photographs you don’t take are as important as those you take. I’ve just been introduced to Aya, who sits in front of me on a concrete…

Mistakes and missteps in the handling of the first Ebola case in the United States trouble lawmakers, international organizations and some public health experts who say the government needs to step up its strategy to contain the virus. “Where is the…

KABUL, Afghanistan — An Afghan army desperate for more advanced military equipment is suffering death rates 30 percent higher in the 2014 fighting season, the army’s first against the Taliban without large-scale assistance from the U.S.-led…

A “perfect storm” of urban change that began in 1920sKinshasaled to the catastrophic spread of HIV across Africa and into the wider world, according to scientists who used genetic sequencing and historical records to trace the origins…

Heavy clashes between government forces and pro-Russian separatists in the eastern Ukrainian city of Donetsk intensified on Friday in a struggle for control of the city’s airport. Despite a cease-fire agreed to on Sept. 5, the strategic location has…

CLEVELAND (AP) — In a story Oct. 1 about a woman being inseminated with the wrong sperm, The Associated Press reported erroneously the number of women who sued. Only one sued, not two. A correct version of the story was sent Oct. 2. A corrected…

Reuters VIENNA— A high-level U.N. nuclear watchdog team will visit Tehran for talks in coming days, Iran said on Friday, more than a month after it missed a deadline for addressing questions about its suspected atomic bomb research. Diplomats told…

A “staggering array” of human rights abuses has been committed by Islamic State(IS) militants and associated armed groups over a nine-week period in Iraq, the UN says. It says that abuses committed between 6 July to 10 September may amount to war crimes or crimes against humanity. Iraqi leaders must unite to restore control over IS…

Authorities in Hong Kong have offered to hold talks with pro-democracy protesters who are continuing to occupy central areas of the southern Chinese city, pressing for political reforms. Minutes before a midnight deadline set by the protesters for Hong Kong’s chief executive Leung Chun-ying to resign passed, Leung said he would send his chief…

Katarina Hoije BANGUI— Muslims who fled attacks in theCentral African Republic’s capital Bangui over the past 10 months are starting to return, only to find their homes looted and destroyed. Tens of thousands of Muslims fled the…

GillianParker JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA— Lesotho’s national general elections will be held at the end of February, two years earlier than planned. The announcement Thursday came after government coalition leaders signed an agreement meant to…

Two days after he was sent home from a Dallas hospital, the man who is the first person to be diagnosed with Ebola in the United States was seen vomiting on the ground outside an apartment complex as he was bundled into an…

Two days after he was sent home from a Dallas hospital, the man who is the first person to be diagnosed with Ebola in the United States was seen vomiting on the ground outside an apartment complex as he was bundled into an…

Jason Strother SEOUL— South Korean lawmakers have agreed to launch a new investigation into April’s deadly passenger ferry accident, bringing an end to a months-long deadlock in the country’s National Assembly. But the country’s…

VOA NewsActs of terrorism and violence in Iraq killed more than 1,100 people in September, continuing what has been a particularly deadly year for the country. The United Nations mission in Iraq reported Wednesday…

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Clooney’s representative released a statement, which Peoplepublished quickly after the event. “George Clooney and Amal Alamuddin were married today in a private ceremony in Venice, Italy.” People also confirmed that former mayor of…

Local authorities said there were roughly 150 hikers in the area at the time of the Japan volcano eruption, according to the agency, which raised the Volcanic AlertLevel for Ontake from 1 to 3. At least 30 people have been seriously injured in Japan…

An Egyptian court is due to rule on the retrial of deposed president Hosni Mubarak on charges of corruption and killing of hundreds of protesters during the 2011 uprising that toppled him. The court on Saturday will deliver its verdict on the…

NEW YORK — The end of an era. The perfect script. Derek Jetercapped his Yankee Stadium farewell with a game-winning single in the bottom of the ninth inning, the latest — and perhaps last — storybook moment of his charmed and illustrious career, to…

KABUL: A major Taliban offensive in eastern Afghanistan over the past week has left up to 100 civilians and security personnel dead, 12 of them beheaded, officials said on Friday, as violence worsens with the withdrawal of US-led troops. This…

Up to 50 people, including 40 “rioters”, have been killed in a number of explosions in China’sXinjiang province, officials have said. They said earlier that at least two people had been killed and many others injured in the blasts in Luntai county,…

Venice’s Grand Canal turned into an aquatic red carpet as the tuxedo-clad actor and his guests crossed the lagoon from the Cipriani hotel for dinner. Venice – The world’s most famous bachelor, George Clooney, broke a vow to remain single on Saturday and married human rights lawyer Amal Alamuddin during a weekend of lavish celebrations in…

TOKYO — Rescue workers have found 30 or more people unconscious and believed to be dead near the peak of an erupting volcano in central Japan, local government and police said. Nagano prefecture posted on its website that about 30 people had heart and lung failure, the customary way for Japanese authorities to describe a body until police doctors…

An Egyptian court is due to rule on the retrial of deposed president Hosni Mubarak on charges of corruption and killing of hundreds of protesters during the 2011 uprising that toppled him. The court on Saturday will deliver its verdict on the…

NEW YORK — The end of an era. The perfect script. Derek Jetercapped his Yankee Stadium farewell with a game-winning single in the bottom of the ninth inning, the latest — and perhaps last — storybook moment of his charmed and illustrious career, to…

KABUL: A major Taliban offensive in eastern Afghanistan over the past week has left up to 100 civilians and security personnel dead, 12 of them beheaded, officials said on Friday, as violence worsens with the withdrawal of US-led troops. This…

Up to 50 people, including 40 “rioters”, have been killed in a number of explosions in China’sXinjiang province, officials have said. They said earlier that at least two people had been killed and many others injured in the blasts in Luntai county,…

Mohamad Torokman/Reuters Hamas and Fatah have agreed on a unity government to take over in Gaza. The two Palestinian factions announced the deal following a breakthrough Thursday in talks held under the auspices ofEgypt‘s…

Up to 50 people, including 40 “rioters”, have been killed in a number of explosions in China’sXinjiang province, officials have said. They said earlier that at least two people had been killed and many others injured in the blasts in Luntai county,…

By now, you’ve probably heard something about Ello, the ad-free, invite-only, independent social network that has seemingly gone viral over the last week. The ad-free social network has quickly — and somewhat inexplicably — gained a reputation for…

7:33 PM ET A 6.2 magnitude earthquake rattled Alaska on Thursday. Luckily, while very strong, it was a very deep quake, so no major damage was reported. Alaska Public Media reports: “The shaking caught the attention of residents across a large swath…

The betting in Washington on when Attorney GeneralEric Holder would step down may have started just weeks after he was sworn in, when he said in a speech that the U.S. is “essentially a nation of cowards” that fears frank discussion of race.…

Reuters NEW YORK — The United States is ready to expand sanctions against South Sudan political and military officials to ensure progress in peace talks and a quick halt to fighting in the country, the U.S. envoy to South Sudan said on Thursday.…

25 September 2014 Last updated at 04:34 BST Brazilian researchers in Rio de Janeiro have released thousands of mosquitoes infected with a bacteria that suppresses Dengue fever. The hope is they will multiply, breed and become the majority of mosquitoes, thus reducing cases of the disease. The initiative is part of a programme also taking place in…

A security flaw discovered in one of the most fundamental interfaces powering the internet has been described by researchers as ‘bigger than Heartbleed, the cmoputer bug that affected nearly every computer user earlier in the year. Known as the ‘Bash…

YoungBritish Muslims whose families have lived in the UK for generations are more at risk of radicalisation than recent migrants to Britain, according to new research which reveals the common characteristics of those most vulnerable to recruitment…

U.S. PresidentBarack Obama said that too many Israelis were ready to abandon a bid for peace in the region and, in a departure from his prepared remarks, added that this was something Israelis should think about. “The violence engulfing the region…

The website set up threatening to publish naked photographs of actress Emma Watson was a PR stunt. The countdown on emmayouarenext.com has ended and the site now redirects to rantic.com, a self-proclaimed “social media marketing enterprise”. A page…

An 11-member Brooklyn jury found ArabBank Arab Bank liable for facilitating terrorist acts in Israel and the Occupied Territories, handing plaintiff lawyers a big victory in their campaign to win damages over terrorist attacks — and presenting big headaches to international banks and the U.S. StateDepartment, which sees such lawsuits as potential…

The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) has released a video showing Britishjournalist John Cantlie, who is being held hostage by the fighters, appearing to criticise US-led attacks on the group, the SITE monitoring service has said. The five-minute video was posted online on Tuesday, just hours after a wave of…

The iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus certainly got the support ofApple’s fanbase. They turned out in droves to pick up their new phones on Friday, helping the new devices sell 10 million in just three days. Apple says that the new number sets a record for…

Brazil’s President DilmaRousseff will maintain economic stimulus including the use of public banks in a possible second term as the global crisis could hurt jobs, wages and investment in the country, she said. “Doubts” about growth in China and…

Related media Travel deals Alibaba‘s initial public offering now ranks as the world’s biggest at $25 billion, netting underwriters of the sale a more than $300 million windfall after the e-commerce giant and some shareholders parted with additional…

September 22: Hong Kong students today began a week-long boycott of classes, gathering in their thousands for what democracy activists say will be a wider campaign of civil disobedience against China’s refusal to grant the city unfettered democracy.…

Article by WN.com Correspondent DallasDarling With regards to terminology, a sideshow is a minor attraction offered in addition to the main entertainment at a circus or fair. Concerning behavior, it pertains to an action that is outrageous, even bizarre.(1) In the realm of geopolitics, a sideshow is a minor spectacle, a lesser event or…

From Melbourne to Manhattan, tens of thousands of people took to the streets on Sunday to stage the biggest display of popular support for climate action ever seen, and demand that their leaders take action. The day of protests, which organisers claimed involved some 2,700 events in 161 countries, came on…

India‘s maiden mission to Mars has “entered the Martian neighbourhood”, its space agency says, 48 hours before its planned arrival in orbit. Launched last November, the spacecraft – known informally as Mangalyaan – will complete a 300-day journey to reach the orbit on Wednesday. If it succeeds, India will become the…

WASHINGTON (AP) — The man accused of getting inside theWhite House after scaling a fence is a veteran who was awarded a medal for his service in Iraq and retired due to disability, the Army said Sunday. Authorities have identified the intruder from…

TIRANA, Albania (AP) — PopeFrancis has called on moderate Muslims and all religious leaders to condemn Islamic extremists who “pervert” religion to justify violence, as he visited Albania and held it up as a model for interfaith harmony. One of the…

Scotland has said No to independence and preserved its 307-year-old union withEngland after an historic referendum which gripped voters and smashed electoral records. From the Borders to the Highlands and Islands, almost four million Scotstook to the polls as the nation delivered a decisive victory for the campaign to remain part of the United…

The ever-deepening political, ideological and geographical fault lines dividingLibya into two power blocs have finally reached the gates of one of the country’s most important and well-respected institutions: the Central Bank. Last week, theHouse of Representatives (HoR), Libya’s internationally-recognised governing body, dismissed the governor…

Jessica Berman A new study says the global population is growing faster than expected and projects the number of people globally will rise to just under 11 billion people by 2100. The study, which is an extension of a 2013United Nations report, says…

VOA NewsVietnam has countered a human rights report that accuses the country of increasing cases of police brutality. In a statement posted to the foreign ministry website Thursday, spokeswoman Tran Thi Bich Van says Vietnam has a “firm…

Reuters DAKAR/LIBREVILLE — Alongside dirt roads twisting through the dense tropical forests of Gabon, the scaly bodies of lifeless long-snouted pangolins dangle from sticks stuck in the ground by hunters. The pangolin, a mammal that looks like an…

WASHINGTON — Scotland’s referendum on independence will be decided by voters whose hearts say yes but whose heads say no. This is why the energy of the campaign in one of the most consequential democratic consultations in history has been with the Yes side. Passion, imagination and hope are always more inspiring than reason, calculation and doubt.…

The Islamic State (Isis) group has released a video appearing to warn the US that fighters are waiting in Iraq if President Barack Obama chooses to send troops in there. The 52-second film, entitled ‘Flames of War’ purports to be a trailer and shows tanks being hit, wounded US soldiers and men on their knees as they are about to be executed. It…

NEW DELHI (Reuters) – India‘s first mission to Mars will attempt to put a spacecraft in orbit around the red planet next week, in a crucial test of a low-cost project carrying the country’s hopes to join the leaders of a global space race. A…

ISIS is a Sunni jihadist group in the Middle East that has proclaimed itself as a caliphate. ISIS claims religious authority over all Muslims all over the world and strives to bring most of the Muslim world under its political control. It has been…

PopeFrancis may have often spoken out against the “evil” of drug use, but the Vatican was facing embarrassment on Tuesday after 9lb of cocaine was found in a car bearing diplomatic plates associated with the Holy See. The car, which was…

Iran and the U.S. Are Allies Against ISIS but Aren’t Ready to Admit It Yet

Since seizing power from an elected government more than three months ago,Thailand‘s National Council for Peace and Order – the governing body of the coup makers – has continued to violate people’s freedoms. Last week, Amnesty International launched a report detailing human rights abuses that have taken place. It may herald stronger sanctions from…

A 93-year-old man has been charged with 300,000 counts of accessory to murder for serving as an SS guard at the Nazis’ Auschwitz death camp, prosecutors said Monday. Oskar Groening is accused of helping operate the death camp in occupied Poland…

Reporting from Cairo— Six policemen were killed Tuesday when a bomb blast tore through their armored vehicle in the Sinai Peninsula, security officials said. It was the second such deadly attack this month. Egyptian security forces have…

President Obama is projected to make the announcement on Tuesday, September 16th. His plan is to deploy the soldiers in an attempt to stop the spread of Ebola and help those that are infected. Originally, the pentagon authorized a 25 bed portable…

Published September 16, 2014FoxNews.com Facebook0 Twitter0 livefyre September 16, 2014: NATO and Afghan security forces inspect the site of a suicide attack in Kabul. (AP Photo/Rahmat Gul) The NATO-led international military coalition in Afghanistan said that three of its service members were killed and five others were wounded when a Taliban…

EDINBURGH (Reuters) – Alex Salmond wields no claymore sword and appears only sparingly in a kilt, and yet he has brought Scotland closer to independence than any Scottish warrior since union with England more than300 years ago. Dressed typically in…

GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — After a ruinous war, Gaza is rushing back to a veneer of normalcy at astonishing speed. Street cafes and beaches are packed with people until late at night. Families crowd the few public parks. Wedding halls are booked…

Air France (AF) pilots embarked on the most disruptive strike since 1998 and Deutsche Lufthansa AG (LHA) is bracing for another walkout tomorrow as both carriers confront worker resistance to sweeping overhauls aimed at cutting costs. At Air France…

International efforts to combat Islamic State militants have taken on added urgency after the beheading of a British aid worker and the threat to kill a second UK hostage. The brutal murder of David Haines comes amid moves to form a broad coalition against the terror group which has grabbed large swathes of territory inSyria and Iraq. Foreign…

Peter Clottey The leader of the Mai Mai Kifuafua rebel movement said he needs assurances from the Democratic of Republic of Congo’s (DRC) government that it will protect unarmed civilians in the territory the group controls before his 2,800…

The violence that once consumed Darfur has returned with renewed savagery, forcing a new generation into exile. In a country long beset by conflict, the continuing fighting in Sudan’s west has driven two million people from their homes and killed…

The parents of Reeva Steenkamp have reacted with shock and disbelief after a judge acquitted star athlete Oscar Pistorius of her murder, convicting him of the lesser charge of culpable homicide. “We were shocked.Shocked. Disappointed,”…

US secretary of state John Kerry has received pledges from top officials that Turkey will provide humanitarian assistance, logistics support and intelligence without becoming overtly involved in Washington’s military campaign against the Islamic…

AnitaPowell PRETORIA — South African track star Oscar Pistorius has been found guilty of culpable homicide, but cleared of more serious murder charges in connection with the killing of his girlfriend, model Reeva Steenkamp, at his home last year.…

After two years of exploration and driving, NASA‘s Curiosity rover has finally reached the base of Mount Sharp, a major goal of the mission. bySeptember 12, 2014 9:53 AM PDT facebook twitter linkedin googleplus more more + email tumblr stumble…

Faith Lapidus Scientists have given us a look at what they believe was the planet’s first semi-aquatic dinosaur – or at least their idea of what the creature called Spinosaurus looked like. The dinosaur spent part…

In an apparent shift of views within Hamas, one of its senior officials said this week that the militant group sees nothing wrong with negotiating with Israel. Hamas does not recognize Israel and has opposed direct talks. Israel in turn considers…

MOSCOW, September 11 (RIA Novosti) – Masao Yoshida, the manager of TEPCO’s Fukushima nuclear power plant who died from cancer last July, reacted with anger on hearing accusations of hesitation during the Fukushima crisis, the transcript…

Reuters SAO PAULO— The destruction of the world’s largest rainforest accelerated last year with a 29 percent spike in deforestation, according to final figures released by the Brazilian government on Wednesday that confirmed a reversal in gains…

MADRID – France upset Spain 65-52 in front of its stunned fans in the quarterfinals of the Basketball World Cup on Wednesday. After dominating its first six games and blowing out France by 24 points in the group phase, Spain appeared to be the main…

WASHINGTON: In ordering a sustained military campaign against Islamic extremists in Syria and Iraq, President Obama on Wednesday night effectively set a new course for the remainder of his presidency and may have ensured that he would pass his successor a volatile and incomplete war, much as his predecessor left one for him. It will be a…

There is mounting anger in Indian-administered Kashmir amid accusations that the government has acted too slowly in the flood crisis. Many homes and even hospitals in the capital Srinagar are submerged but patchy communication means people do not know if their loved ones are safe. Across the border in Pakistan the authorities are preparing to…

Reuters SAO PAULO— The destruction of the world’s largest rainforest accelerated last year with a 29 percent spike in deforestation, according to final figures released by the Brazilian government on Wednesday that confirmed a reversal in gains…

MADRID – France upset Spain 65-52 in front of its stunned fans in the quarterfinals of the Basketball World Cup on Wednesday. After dominating its first six games and blowing out France by 24 points in the group phase, Spain appeared to be the main…

Reuters KABUL— Final results in Afghanistan‘s disputed presidential vote are expected to be released next week, and an election official said on Wednesday that a winner would be announced whether or not the two rival candidates forge a promised…

Reuters CARACAS— PresidentNicolas Maduro is mulling a politically risky move to raise highly-subsidized gasoline prices in Venezuela for the first time in 17 years, but he may be put off for now by fears of a social backlash. With 95 octane gas on…

US PresidentBarack Obama’s speech announcing a broad US campaign against the Islamic State group marks yet another shift in the way we understand our enemies. When the Cold War drew to a close after 45 years, the world’s major powers shared a certain world view. Threats came from states. These might be superpowers such as the Soviet Union,…

MONROVIA: Ebola is threatening the very existence of Liberia as the killer virus spreads like “wild fire”, the defence minister warned on Tuesday, following a grimWorld Health Organization assessment that the worst is yet to come. After predicting an “exponential increase” in infections across West Africa, the WHO warned that Liberia, which has…

Hundreds of thousands of people are stranded in India and many more warned to leave their homes in Pakistan amid the worst flooding in the region in decades. The death toll in the two countries passed 440 as troops have been deployed to rescue people and provide relief. Officials say 400,000 people are stranded in…

Nigerian PresidentGoodluck Jonathan has ordered that posters calling for his re-election by using the hashtag #BringBackGoodluck2015 be torn down, his office said. The slogan is an echo of the #BringBackOurGirls social-media campaign that grew in…

An aerial view seen from an airplane shows the floodedSrinagar city, September 9, 2014. T NEW DELHI (Reuters) – Flood waters started receding in Indian Kashmir on Wednesday, giving rescue teams a chance to reach tens of thousands of villagers…

See Also The US Air Force has told a sergeant he will have to leave the military unless he agrees to take an oath with the phrase “so help me God,” officials said Tuesday. In the latest religious controversy to roil the air force, the atheist airman…

Telling a judge that the U.S. government tortured her son in his own country to try to implicate him in a crime he was never charged with committing, the mother of convicted terrorism supporter Jose Padilla said the inhumane treatment damaged him…

CEOTim Cook‘s keynote address this year was chock full of surprises — the AppleWatch, new, bigger iPhones, a new payment service, and embraces between Cook and Bono and The Edge, thanks to a surprise visit by musical guest U2. The Apple event was…

A surge in atmospheric CO2 saw levels of greenhouse gases reach record levels in 2013, according to new figures. Concentrations of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere between 2012 and 2013 grew at their fastest rate since 1984. The World Meteorological Organisation (WMO) says that it highlights the need for a global climate treaty. But the UK’s…

By Abu Arqam Naqash and AdnanAbidi MUZAFFARABAD/SRINAGAR (Reuters) – The heaviest rains to fall on Kashmir in 50 years caught Indian and Pakistaniauthorities off guard, with criticism of their disaster preparedness growing on Tuesday as the number of dead hit 420 and thousands remained trapped on rooftops. On the Indian side of the heavily…

Iraqi forces say they have cleared Islamic State (IS) militants from a wide area around the strategic Haditha dam, helped by US air strikes. The jihadists have repeatedly tried to capture the dam in western Anbar province from government troops and their Sunni militia allies. The action marked a widening of US air strikes which have previously been…

MOSCOW, September 9 (RIA Novosti) – Japan is considering investing $1.5 billion in a Norwegian-produced floating natural gas-fired power plant, as the country looks for new and safer ways to produce electricity following the 2011Fukushima disaster,…

MOSCOW, September 9 (RIA Novosti) – The UNrepresentative is horrified by disregard to children’s lives shown by the Islamic State and other extremist groups which are using children as suicide bombers. “I remain deeply concerned…

Five days of heavy rains have left more than 335 dead inPakistan and the Pakistan and Indian-administered areas of Kashmir, the region’s worst flooding in more than five decades. By Sunday, flooding had submerged at least 450 villages and triggered…

WASHINGTON: President Barack Obama will deliver a speech to Americans and consult with lawmakers this week to sell his plan to go on the offensive against Islamic State militants, but is trying to head off public concern about another big military…

The cost of cleaning up Britain’s toxic nuclear sites has shot up by £6bn, with theGovernment and regulators accused this weekend of “incompetence” in their efforts to manage the country’s legacy of radioactive waste. Anti-nuclearcampaigners and union leaders have been incensed by the increase, which was highlighted by Labour after a report by…

Strong explosions have been heard on the outskirts of the main rebel-held city in eastern Ukraine near the airport, raising new fears that a ceasefire signed two days ago is on the verge of collapse. The ceasefire had appeared to be holding for much…

Mogadishu, September 06: Somalia‘s Islamist militant group al-Shabab has appointed AhmadUmar as successor to its former leader AhmedAbdi Godane who was killed in a US air strike. Umar’s name was announced in an online statement by al-Shabab, vowing…

HONOLULU — Lava from one of the world?s most active volcanos is creeping slowly but steadily through cracks in the earth toward a rural subdivision on Hawaii?s Big Island. Scientists warn that if the lava flow from Kilauea continues on…

VOA NewsMonsoon rains and flash floods in northernPakistan and India have killed more than 200 people so far, while hundreds have been injured and tens of thousands have lost homes. Officials in Pakistan…

WASHINGTON — An American air assault killed the head of an al Qaida-linked Somali terrorist group in East Africa earlier this week, Pentagonofficials said Friday. Ahmed Abdi Godane, who led the al Shabab terror network and had a $7 million…

People in west African nation barred from leaving their homes on 18-21 September to ‘deal with Ebola once and for all’ A Sierra Leone health worker at an Ebola isolation unit in Kenema. More than 20 infected health workers have died in Sierra Leone since March. Photograph: Michael Duff/AP Sierra Leone will impose a four-day nationwide “lockdown”…

The latest Global Competitiveness report from the World Economic Forum indicates that Ghana?s educational system is below international standards. The survey was conducted on some 144 countries across the world, concerning doing business and a…

Afghanistan’s Rare Earth Elements have been valued at around $1 trillion despite being one of the poorest nations in the world. (PhotoLiveScience) According to the latest report by US scientists, Afghanistan may be sitting on one of the…

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea on Saturday continued its string of rocket and missile firings, launching three short-range projectiles into the waters off its east coast ahead of a major holiday celebrated by both Koreas, a South Korean…

Ukrainian PresidentPetro Poroshenko announced a cease-fire Friday in the 5-month-old conflict against pro-Russia separatists, halting gunfire and artillery exchanges in his nation’s embattled east amid deep skepticism that the truce will hold.…

photo: European Community / Visit of Petro Poroshenko, President of Ukraine, to the EC

The Hamas terrorists that rule the Gaza Strip are good at one thing: Getting Palestinians killed. More than 2,100 Palestinians died in the 50-day war against Israel that ended on the same truce terms offered to Hamas in the early days of the conflict…

Pentagon Confirms That The Head Of Africa’s Largest Al Qaeda Affiliate Was Killed In A US Airstrike

The Pentagon has confirmed that Ahmed Godane was killed in the U.S. airstrike that targeted the Al Shabaab leader on September 2nd. Godane was in charge of one of Al Qaeda’s most dangerous affiliates, a group that mutated from a local insurgency to a trans-national jihadist movement capable of striking beyond Somalia’s borders and attracting foreign fighters from around the world.

“Godane’s removal is a major symbolic and operational loss to the largest al-Qaida affiliate in Africa,” White House Press Secretary Josh Ernest said in a statement released on September 5th.

WASHINGTON: Al-Qaida, which has announced the creation of a separate wing for India, wants to portray Prime MinisterNarendra Modi as an enemy of Islam and as such India should take its threat “very seriously”, a well-known American counter-terror…

The US justice department has announced a civil rights investigation into the police department involved in the shooting of an unarmed black teenager by a white police officer. The death of 18-year-old Michael Brown, from Ferguson in the state of…

Reuters NEWPORT, WALES/KABUL — Afghanistan‘s rival presidential candidates pledged to NATO leaders on Thursday that they would form a government of national unity and sign legal agreements allowing foreign troops to stay on next year. The message…

Margaret Besheer UNITED NATIONS— A new report from theUnited Nations children’s agency, UNICEF, says violence against children is widespread across the globe. Among the disturbing findings, some 95,000 minors were murdered in 2012, and…

Reuters BENGHAZI— Government forces and helicopters belonging to a Libyan renegade general bombed ammunition sites of suspected Islamist militants in the eastern city of Benghazi, a military commander and residents said. Islamist forces have been…

Reuters GENEVA— Iran and the United States met in Genevafor bilateral talks on Thursday as international diplomacy intensifies to end a decade-old dispute over Tehran‘s atomic activities by a new deadline in late November. The office of European…

Jessica Berman The growing number of Type 2 diabetescases worldwide will make it difficult to control and eliminate tuberculosis. Experts have found a connection between the two diseases, reminiscent of HIV and TB. For reasons that are still…

Reuters DUBAI — Al-Qaida leader Ayman al Zawahri on Wednesday announced the formation of an Indian branch of his militant group he said would spread Islamic rule and “raise the flag of jihad” across the subcontinent. In a 55-minute video…

The recent murders of James Foley and Steven J. Sotloff by ISIS militants, brazenly brandishing knives and videotaping these executions are not only horrifying, but also infuriating for millions of Americans. The moment I saw a terrorist standing confidently over James Foley, ready to end the man’s life, I wanted retribution and immediately wished…

Natacha Bouchart says such a move would be illegal, but she wants to send a strong message to Britain French police expel migrants from a camp in Calais in July. Photograph: Denis Charlet/AFP/Getty Images The mayor of Calais has threatened to shut…

An estimated $1tn (£600bn) a year is being taken out of poor countries and millions of lives are lost because of corruption, according to campaigners. A report by the US-based anti-poverty organisation One says much of the progress made over the past…

Lisa Schlein GENEVA— Thousands of Nigerians have fled vicious attacks by Boko Haram and sought refuge in Cameroon in the past 10 days, officials from Cameroon and the United Nations say. Cameroonian authorities estimate at least 9,000 people have…

WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. military forces targeted the Islamic extremist al-Shabab network in an operation Monday in Somalia, the Pentagon said. Spokesman Rear Adm. John Kirby said the U.S. was assessing the results and would provide more information when appropriate. No further details were available. The U.S. action comes after Somalia’s government…

Anti-government protesters armed with slingshots and hammers clashed repeatedly with police Sunday in the Pakistani capital, and the powerful military cautioned the prime minister against further use of force in the crisis that has triggered the…

As Afghanistan approaches the September 2 deadline for the inauguration of its new president – though this could be pushed by a few days – talk of an uprising has resurfaced. It is said that tens of thousands of ethnic non-Pashtuns anticipating a loss at the end of a total vote recount and a less than full partnership in a political…

Anti-government protesters armed with slingshots and hammers clashed repeatedly with police Sunday in the Pakistani capital, and the powerful military cautioned the prime minister against further use of force in the crisis that has triggered the…

The arrival of McDonald’s symbolised the end of the Cold Warfor many Muscovites. But it now faces being frozen out of Russia after the fast-food firm revealed more than 100 of its restaurants are in danger of being closed by the government. The…

George Galloway has left hospital after being treated for injuries he suffered in a street attack in London. The Respect MP was posing for pictures in Notting Hill Gate, west London, when he was assaulted on Friday night. The MP…

Mathematical models offer new insights into animal vocal sequences, but evolution of language remains a mystery Orangutans were one of seven species whose calls were compared with human language. Photograph: Dlillc/Corbis From ultrasonic bat chirps…

The arrival of McDonald’s symbolised the end of the Cold Warfor many Muscovites. But it now faces being frozen out of Russia after the fast-food firm revealed more than 100 of its restaurants are in danger of being closed by the government. The…

George Galloway has left hospital after being treated for injuries he suffered in a street attack in London. The Respect MP was posing for pictures in Notting Hill Gate, west London, when he was assaulted on Friday night. The MP…

Mathematical models offer new insights into animal vocal sequences, but evolution of language remains a mystery Orangutans were one of seven species whose calls were compared with human language. Photograph: Dlillc/Corbis From ultrasonic bat chirps…

SRINAGAR: Jammu and Kashmir assembly was on Friday adjourned for a brief period following pandemonium over alleged involvement ofPDP leaders including deputy speaker Sartaj Madni in a land grabbing case. Speaker Mubarak Gul…

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Click photo to enlarge An armed group of men, not specified which group of rebels, gather at Syria‘s Quneitra border crossing between Syria and the Israeli-controlledGolan Heights, Friday, Aug. 29, 2014. It was unclear if the men were connected to an armed group that, the United Nations said, detained more than 40 U.N. peacekeepers during fighting…

George Galloway has left hospital after being treated for injuries he suffered in a street attack in London. The Respect MP was posing for pictures in Notting Hill Gate, west London, when he was assaulted on Friday night. The MP…

SRINAGAR: Jammu and Kashmir assembly was on Friday adjourned for a brief period following pandemonium over alleged involvement ofPDP leaders including deputy speaker Sartaj Madni in a land grabbing case. Speaker Mubarak Gul…

More than three million Syrians are now registered as refugees and the desperate crisis is only getting worse, the UN’s refugee agency says. The UNHCR says Syria is now “the biggest humanitarian emergency of our era” with almost half of all Syrians forced to flee their homes. The majority of refugees have fled to countries…

August 27, 2014 — Updated 0506 GMT (1306 HKT) Jerusalem(CNN) — After more than seven weeks of heavy fighting, Israel and Hamas have agreed to an open-ended ceasefire. The truce announced Tuesday puts off dealing with core long-term issues on both…

Tough conditions likely to get tougher for many. Photo: Getty ImagesThe world is headed “down a dangerous path” with disruption of the food system possible within a decade as climate change undermines nations’ ability to feed themselves,…

The four words that Alex Salmond used to close his televised debating victory over Alistair Darling – “This is our time” – has left the Yescampaign with a renewed belief that they can still persuade Scotland to leave the union. Despite firm answers…

ALGIERS, Algeria (AP) — Algeria’s president on Tuesday dismissed one of his main advisers — a former prime minister and powerful head of the ruling party — and banned him from state service. The announcement came without any explanation about why…

GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip — Israel and Gaza‘s ruling Hamas agreed Tuesday to an open-ended cease-fire after seven weeks of fighting — an uneasy deal that halts their deadliest war in years but puts off the most difficult issues. In the end, both sides settled for an ambiguous interim agreement in exchange for a period of calm. Hamas,…

August 27, 2014 — Updated 0506 GMT (1306 HKT) Jerusalem(CNN) — After more than seven weeks of heavy fighting, Israel and Hamas have agreed to an open-ended ceasefire. The truce announced Tuesday puts off dealing with core long-term issues on both…

Tough conditions likely to get tougher for many. Photo: Getty ImagesThe world is headed “down a dangerous path” with disruption of the food system possible within a decade as climate change undermines nations’ ability to feed themselves,…

The four words that Alex Salmond used to close his televised debating victory over Alistair Darling – “This is our time” – has left the Yescampaign with a renewed belief that they can still persuade Scotland to leave the union. Despite firm answers…

ALGIERS, Algeria (AP) — Algeria’s president on Tuesday dismissed one of his main advisers — a former prime minister and powerful head of the ruling party — and banned him from state service. The announcement came without any explanation about why…

WASHINGTON: In a surprise finding, scientists have discovered that a family of proteins that helps viruses, such as HIV and Ebola, enter a cell can also block the release of these deadly viruses. “This is a surprising finding that provides new…

BEIRUT: Islamic State militants stormed an air base in northeast Syria on Sunday, capturing it from government forces after days of fighting that cost more than 500lives, a monitoring group said. The Syrian observatory for human rights said at least 346 Islamic State fighters were killed and more than 170 members of government forces had died…

Malaysian Airline System Bhd. (MAS) is considering job cuts, a review of aircraft orders and replacing its chief executive officer after the national carrier suffered two disasters this year, people familiar with the plan said. The airline’s parent,…

Perth, Australia, resident Laura Bushney, 26, reported her allegations to French police when the plane touched down in Paris on August 4. But she says the the airline itself tried to stifle her charges, even though she recorded parts of the alleged…

KINSHASA, Congo – Two Ebola-related deaths have been confirmed in Congo, the country’s health minister said Sunday, though local officials believe the cases are unrelated to the outbreak in West Africa that has killed more than 1,400…